Tag: mitigation
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NDSS 2025 Rediscovering Method Confusion in Proposed Security Fixes for Bluetooth
Authors, Creators & Presenters: Maximilian von Tschirschnitz (Technical University of Munich), Ludwig Peuckert (Technical University of Munich), Moritz Buhl (Technical University of Munich), Jens Grossklags (Technical University of Munich) Session 1A, PAPER Rediscovering Method Confusion in Proposed Security Fixes for Bluetooth Previous works have shown that Bluetooth is susceptible to so-called Method Confusion attacks. These…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Top Advice for Detecting and Preventing AI Attacks, and for Securing AI Systems
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, best-practice, breach, business, chatgpt, china, ciso, cloud, computing, container, control, credentials, crime, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, framework, fraud, google, governance, government, group, guide, hacker, hacking, healthcare, iam, identity, incident response, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, mitigation, monitoring, network, open-source, openai, organized, phishing, ransom, risk, risk-management, russia, sans, scam, service, skills, soc, strategy, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, zero-trustAs organizations eagerly adopt AI, cybersecurity teams are racing to protect these new systems. In this special edition of the Cybersecurity Snapshot, we round up some of the best recent guidance on how to fend off AI attacks, and on how to safeguard your AI systems. Key takeaways Developers are getting new playbooks from groups…
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F5 vulnerability highlights weak points in DHS’s CDM program
The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program is oft-praised, but there are areas where it doesn’t yet excel, as a recent CISA emergency directive shows. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/f5-vulnerability-highlights-weak-points-in-dhss-cdm-program/
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F5 vulnerability highlights weak points in DHS’s CDM program
The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program is oft-praised, but there are areas where it doesn’t yet excel, as a recent CISA emergency directive shows. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/f5-vulnerability-highlights-weak-points-in-dhss-cdm-program/
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CISA Flags Highly Exploitable Windows SMB Flaw
Tags: attack, cisa, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, microsoft, mitigation, network, ntlm, windowsNTLM Reflection Attack Strikes Again. A three-month old flaw in a network protocol for file sharing used by Microsoft is under active exploitation, warns the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The flaw’s exploitation bypasses mitigations Microsoft has built over the years to prevent NTLM reflection attacks. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cisa-flags-highly-exploitable-windows-smb-flaw-a-29778
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Network security devices endanger orgs with ’90s era flaws
Tags: access, application-security, apt, authentication, breach, cisa, cisco, citrix, cloud, control, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, dos, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, firewall, firmware, flaw, government, group, incident response, infrastructure, injection, ivanti, jobs, linux, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, penetration-testing, programming, regulation, remote-code-execution, reverse-engineering, risk, risk-management, router, service, software, threat, tool, vpn, vulnerability, zero-day2024 networking and security device zero-day flaws Product CVE Flaw type CVSS Check Point Quantum Security Gateways and CloudGuard Network Security CVE-2024-24919 Path traversal leading to information disclosure 8.6 (High) Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance CVE-2024-20359 Arbitrary code execution 6.6 (Medium) Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance CVE-2024-20353 Denial of service 8.6 (High) Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance …
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: F5 Breach Prompts Urgent U.S. Gov’t Warning, as OpenAI Details Disrupted ChatGPT Abuses
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, backdoor, breach, business, chatgpt, china, cisa, cloud, control, corporate, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, exploit, framework, fraud, governance, government, group, hacker, incident, infrastructure, Internet, iran, law, LLM, malicious, malware, mitigation, monitoring, network, openai, organized, phishing, privacy, resilience, risk, russia, scam, security-incident, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, training, update, vulnerabilityF5’s breach triggers a CISA emergency directive, as Tenable calls it “a five-alarm fire” that requires urgent action. Meanwhile, OpenAI details how attackers try to misuse ChatGPT. Plus, boards are increasing AI and cyber disclosures. And much more! Key takeaways A critical breach at cybersecurity firm F5, attributed to a nation-state, has triggered an urgent…
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TDL 007 – Cyber Warriors Digital Shadows: Insights from Canada’s Cybersecurity Leader
Tags: ai, awareness, backup, breach, browser, business, cio, ciso, communications, conference, control, corporate, country, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, defense, dns, email, encryption, finance, government, healthcare, identity, incident, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, jobs, law, leak, linux, malicious, mfa, mitigation, network, organized, phone, privacy, ransom, ransomware, RedTeam, resilience, risk, risk-management, router, service, startup, strategy, supply-chain, switch, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, training, windowsSummary In this episode of The Defender’s Log, host David Redekop interviews Sami Khoury, the Senior Official for Cybersecurity for the Government of Canada. With a career spanning 33 years at the Communication Security Establishment (CSE), Khoury shares how a coincidental job application blossomed into a lifelong passion for national security. Khoury emphasizes that modern…
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F5 BIG-IP Breach: 44 CVEs That Need Your Attention Now
Tags: access, attack, breach, cisa, cloud, crowdstrike, cve, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, edr, endpoint, exploit, government, Hardware, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, kubernetes, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, network, risk, software, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementPartnering with an EDR vendor after a nation-state has already stolen your source code isn’t innovation, it’s a gamble. You don’t build a fire extinguisher while the house is burning. You find every spark before it becomes the next inferno. Key takeaways: F5’s BIG-IP is used to secure everything from government agencies to critical infrastructure. …
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F5 BIG-IP Breach: 44 CVEs That Need Your Attention Now
Tags: access, attack, breach, cisa, cloud, crowdstrike, cve, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, edr, endpoint, exploit, government, Hardware, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, kubernetes, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, network, risk, software, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementPartnering with an EDR vendor after a nation-state has already stolen your source code isn’t innovation, it’s a gamble. You don’t build a fire extinguisher while the house is burning. You find every spark before it becomes the next inferno. Key takeaways: F5’s BIG-IP is used to secure everything from government agencies to critical infrastructure. …
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Source code and vulnerability info stolen from F5 Networks
Tags: access, apt, attack, automation, best-practice, breach, ceo, ciso, control, credentials, crowdstrike, cybercrime, data, data-breach, detection, edr, endpoint, exploit, group, guide, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, mitigation, monitoring, network, programming, risk, sans, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityF5 mitigations: IT and security leaders should make sure F5 servers, software, and clients have the latest patches. In addition, F5 has added automated hardening checks to the F5 iHealth Diagnostics Tool, and also suggests admins refer to its threat hunting guide to strengthen monitoring, and its best practices guides for hardening F5 systems.As a…
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Source code and vulnerability info stolen from F5 Networks
Tags: access, apt, attack, automation, best-practice, breach, ceo, ciso, control, credentials, crowdstrike, cybercrime, data, data-breach, detection, edr, endpoint, exploit, group, guide, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, mitigation, monitoring, network, programming, risk, sans, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityF5 mitigations: IT and security leaders should make sure F5 servers, software, and clients have the latest patches. In addition, F5 has added automated hardening checks to the F5 iHealth Diagnostics Tool, and also suggests admins refer to its threat hunting guide to strengthen monitoring, and its best practices guides for hardening F5 systems.As a…
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Hackers Breach F5 and Stole BIG-IP Source Code and Undisclosed Vulnerability Data
F5 Networks confirmed that a sophisticated nation-state threat actor infiltrated its systems, exfiltrating proprietary BIG-IP source code and confidential vulnerability information. The incident, which began in August 2025, targeted F5’s product development and engineering knowledge platforms, prompting an immediate response and a suite of mitigation efforts to safeguard customers and restore trust. Persistent Access Uncovered…
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Ivanti Patches 13 Endpoint Manager Flaws Allowing Remote Code Execution
Tags: cyber, endpoint, exploit, flaw, injection, ivanti, mitigation, remote-code-execution, sql, vulnerabilityIvanti has disclosed 13 vulnerabilities in Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM), including two high-severity issues that could enable privilege escalation and remote code execution, and eleven medium-severity SQL injection flaws. While there is no evidence of in-the-wild exploitation, Ivanti urges customers to move to the latest supported release and apply recommended mitigations as patches are still…
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Ivanti Patches 13 Endpoint Manager Flaws Allowing Remote Code Execution
Tags: cyber, endpoint, exploit, flaw, injection, ivanti, mitigation, remote-code-execution, sql, vulnerabilityIvanti has disclosed 13 vulnerabilities in Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM), including two high-severity issues that could enable privilege escalation and remote code execution, and eleven medium-severity SQL injection flaws. While there is no evidence of in-the-wild exploitation, Ivanti urges customers to move to the latest supported release and apply recommended mitigations as patches are still…
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Building an Effective DDoS Mitigation Strategy That Works
Every organization’s DDoS mitigation strategy should reflect its unique architecture, defense technologies, and business priorities. Yet, after conducting more than 1,500 DDoS attack simulations and consulting engagements with companies of all sizes, certain best practices consistently prove their value. These practices help build a resilient DDoS defense capable of withstanding today’s sophisticated and evolving threats….…
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Risk mitigation budgets swell as enterprise AI adoption grows
Governing AI comes at a cost, with most organizations increasing oversight investments in the next financial year, according to OneTrust data. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/AI-risk-mitigation-governance-oversight-data/802320/
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Miggo Security Named a Gartner® Cool Vendor in AI Security
Tel Aviv, Israel, October 8th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Miggo Security, pioneer and innovator in Application Detection & Response (ADR) and AI Runtime Defense, today announced it has been recognized as a Gartner Cool Vendor in AI Security. To us, this recognition underscores Miggo’s mission to close the detection-to-mitigation gap that plagues security teams today by providing…
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Medusa Ransomware Affiliates Tied to Fortra GoAnywhere Hacks
Security Experts Advise Immediate Patching; Zero-Day Attacks Began Last Month. Affiliates of Russian-speaking ransomware operation Medusa began targeting a zero-day vulnerability in widely used Fortra GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer software one week before the vendor issued a security alert, patch and mitigation instructions for the flaw, say security experts. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Medusa Ransomware Affiliates Tied to Fortra GoAnywhere Hacks
Security Experts Advise Immediate Patching; Zero-Day Attacks Began Last Month. Affiliates of Russian-speaking ransomware operation Medusa began targeting a zero-day vulnerability in widely used Fortra GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer software one week before the vendor issued a security alert, patch and mitigation instructions for the flaw, say security experts. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Gemini Trifecta: AI autonomy without guardrails opens new attack surface
Exfiltration via the browsing tool: Even after prompt injection, the attacker needs a way to pull data out, and that’s what the third flaw affecting the Gemini Browsing Tool allowed. Tenable researchers crafted prompts to trick Gemini to fetch external web content using the Browser Tool, embedding user data into the query string of that…
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From Deception to Defense: Understanding and Combating Phishing
Phishing remains one of the most persistent and dangerous cybersecurity threats, now amplified by AI and deepfake technologies. Despite decades of mitigation efforts, attackers continue to exploit human behavior through deception and social engineering. A multidisciplinary approach”, combining technical innovation, behavioral science, and policy reform”, is essential to counter evolving phishing tactics and build long-term…
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CVE-2025-61882: Frequently Asked Questions About Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Zero-Day and Associated Vulnerabilities
Tags: advisory, attack, breach, business, cve, cyber, data, email, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, group, intelligence, mitigation, mobile, oracle, ransomware, remote-code-execution, software, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayFollowing reports the Cl0p ransomware group has been extorting Oracle E-Business Suite customers, Oracle released an advisory for a zero-day that was exploited in the wild. Background Tenable’s Research Special Operations (RSO) team has compiled this blog to answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding a newly disclosed Oracle zero-day vulnerability that was exploited in the…
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CVE-2025-61882: Frequently Asked Questions About Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Zero-Day and Associated Vulnerabilities
Tags: advisory, attack, breach, business, cve, cyber, data, email, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, group, intelligence, mitigation, mobile, oracle, ransomware, remote-code-execution, software, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayFollowing reports the Cl0p ransomware group has been extorting Oracle E-Business Suite customers, Oracle released an advisory for a zero-day that was exploited in the wild. Background Tenable’s Research Special Operations (RSO) team has compiled this blog to answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding a newly disclosed Oracle zero-day vulnerability that was exploited in the…